Motor plow and planter.



G. R. VAN CAMP.

MOTOR PLOW AND PLANTBE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11,1913.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914:

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GORDON R. VAN CAMP, OF DRAYTON, NORTH DAKOTA.

MOTOR PLOW AND PLANTEB.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

Application filed June 11, 1913. Serial No. 773,071.

l is it known that I, Gonnon R. VAN CAMP, eitiznin of the United States, residing at ilrayton, in the county of Pembina and State of N rth Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor .llows and Planters, of which the following a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a motor propelled machine of simple construction by which the operations of turn-- iug the ground and planting seed in the turned ground may be simultaneously perform,

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the machine may be readily held to its work and' a single traction wheel utilized to propel the machine, and, at the same time, operate the seeding mechanism.

The invention also has for its object to improve, generally, the construction and arrangement of the parts of a machine for the stated purpose to the end that the durability and efficiency of the same may be increased without increasing the cost of production. and maintenance.

The several stated objects, and such other incidental objects which will appear as the description of the invention proceeds, are attained in a. mechanism of the type illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and the invention consists in certain novel features which will be particularly pointed out in the claims following the description.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine embodying my present improvements; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same; Fig. 3 is a transverse section On the line .33 of Fig. 2 with parts removed.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a main frame 1 which is preferably constructed of channel bars rigidly secured together by any suitable means, and to the rear end of said frame I secure a platform 2 to carry the operator. The forward portion of the main frame is reduced in height by cutting away the lower sides thereof, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2, and'within the said reduced or cut-away portion I secure a supplemental frame 3 which projects laterally beyond the main frame, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. To the sides of the said supplemental frame, near the front eiid thereof, I secure hangers 4- and to the lower ends of saidhangers I pivotally attach yokcs 5 having trunnions extending laterally therefrom.- steering or guiding wheels 6 being mounted upon the said trunnions. The hanger 4 at the right-hand side of the machine is provided with an upwardly and inwardly extending bracing arm 7 which is rigidly frame, and a brace 8 occupies an analogous position upon the left-hand side of the machine and is rigidly secured at its upper end to the main frame and at its lower end to the hanger. The yokes 5 are provided with rearwardly extending arms 9 which are connected by a radius rod or link 10 to which is o eratively connected any convenient or pre erred form of steering device, the said steering device not being illustrated as it may be of any well-known type and constitutes no part of my present invention. Upon reference to Fig. 3, it will be noted that the steering wheel at the left-hand side of the machine is appreciably offset from the main frame so that it will always run on the unplowed ground, while the steering wheel at the right-hand side of the machineis set closer to the main frame and is obliquely disposed so that it will run in a previously formed furrow and thereby assist in resisting the lateral thrust put upon the machine by the plows.

Theplows 11 are of the ordinary type and are disposed below the mainframe, and in the illustrated arrangement are disposed between the side bars thereof, the beams 12 of the plows extending forwardly to a point near the front end of the frame where they are hung upon a crank 13 which has its ends journaled in the sidebars of the main frame and is equipped at one end with an upwardly extending lever arm 14 from which an operating rod 15 extends rearwardly to a point within convenient reach of' the operator. This operating rod 15 may be provided with the usual latch or any other preferred device for holding it in its adjusted position, and it will be readily understood that by adjusting the crank 13 the front ends of the plow beams may be set higher or lower relative to the frame and the depth to which the plow device will take into the ground secured to the side of the main' diately in rear of .lhe small furrows progine is supported'upon the main frame in may thus be regulated. In order to lift the plow bodies clear of the ground when the machine is to be moved from one-field to another or into a storehouse, I provide chains 16 which are attached to the beams near their rear ends and extend upwardly to windlasses' or winding drums 17 mounted in the main frame. These wind'lasses may be of any ordinary construction and equipped with any preferred form of operating and holding devices. I

The machine is drivenover the field by the power generated in an engine 18 of the internal combustion type which is illustrated conventionally in the drawings. The enany convenient manner and its driving or crank shaft 19 is equipped with a pinion 20 which meshes with a gear wheel 21 fixed upon a counter-shaft 22 journaled in and extending between the side bars of the main frame. This counter-shaft is also equipped with a sprocket pinion 23 over which and a sprocket wheel 24 a. sprocket chain 25 is trained. The said sprocket wheel 24: is rigidly secured upon the ,axle 26 of the traction wheel 27 and said axle is journaled in suitable bearings 28 secured upon thev side bars of the main frame, oneend of the axle being extended slightly beyond the ad jacent side bar of the frame. The traction wheel 27 is disposed between the side bars of the frame so that itwill run directly behind one of the plows and in the furrow made by the same. Upon the extended end.

of the axle 26 is secured a pinion 29 whichmeshes with a pinion 30 on the end of a seed stirrer shaft which extends into and through the hopper 31 which is secured rigidly to and extends laterally from the main frame. In advance of the hopper a rod or bar 32 is secured to and extends laterally from the main frame, and the outer end of said rod is supported by a brace 33 extending therefrom to the hopper, as clearly shown. A gang of shoes 34; are fittedat their front ends upon the said rod and extend downwardly and rearwardly therefrom so as to run upon the ground below the hopper, and seed spouts 35 extend from the hopper to the respective shoes. The seed stirring mechanism may be of any usual type and it will be readily understood that by the operation of the same the seed is fed into the seed spouts andgravitates through the same so as to be deposited within theground immeduced by the shoes.

It is thought the operation of my im-,

proved machine will be readily understood.

The power of the engine 18 is applied though the. described gearing to impart rotary motion to the axle 26 and the rotat on ."row produced by one of the of the said axle will be transmitted directly to the traction wheel 27 soth at the machine frameand will be caused to travel over the field. As the machine progresses, the plows will, of course, take into the ground and turn over the same, and, simultaneously with said operation, the shoes 3 L will run upon the ridges caused by the turning of the ground and re uce the same to an approximately level su face of pulverized dirt of the proper condition to obtain the desired results from the seed deposited from the seed spouts. While I have illustrated only two plows, it will be understood, of course, that any desired number of plows may be used and that either right or left hand plows may be employed and the steering mechanism arranged at the right or left hand side of the machine accordin to the type of plow used.

The parts or my improved machine are compactly arranged, so that a single operator may control the movements of all the parts and the planting of seed accomplished simultaneously with the "breaking of the ground so that a large field may be quickly and' efletually prepared for a crop and sowed; Inasmuch as a single traction wheel is employed and this wheel runs in the furplows, the seed will be planted evenly and will not be subject to fluctuations due to the machine passing over uneven surfaces or striking obstructions, and the steering wheels are so mounted as to be easily manipulated to guide the machine and, at the same time,

thoroughly braced against lateral strain.

What I claim is 1. The combinationwith, a wheeled frame, of plows carried by the same, a traction wheel mounted at the rear end of the frame and between the sides of the same, a seed ing mechanism on one 'side of the frame operatlvely connected with said traction wheel, and means on the frame. for rotating said traction wheel. I

2. The combination with a mainframe, of I plows carried by the front end thereof, a traction wheel mounted in the rear end of the frame and between the sides of the same to run in the furrow formed by one of the plows, and a seeding mechanism operatively connected with said traction wheel and mounted on the side of the frame in rear of the plows.

Thecombination of a main frame, plows carried wheel mounted in the frame behind one of the plows, and a seeding mechanism mounted on the side of the frame and extending laterally beyond. the same and operatively connected with said traction wheel.

xi. The combination of a frame, plows carried thereby, a single traction wheel carried by th'e frame to run in the furrow forniedby' oneof the, plows, and a seeding mechanism mountcdflon the "side of the laterally. beyond the same to thereby, a single tractiontravel in rear of some of the plows and opering arranged to travel over the ground atively connected with the traction wheel. turned by'some of the plows.

5. The combination of a fra-me,pl0ws car- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature/ ried thereby, a traction wheel carried by the in presence of two Witnesses.

5 frame behind one (if the plows, and a seed- GORDONR. VAN CAMP. n 1 ing mechanism mounted on the side of the j Witnesses: frame and ogiemtively connected with the I .10. TICOLLEI, traction whee said seeding mechanism be- I 'O. J. Saws- ER. 

